Monographs

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Decision Forest

Exhibition catalogue accompanying Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s 2018 exhibition Decision Forest, presented by The AmorePacific Museum of Art (APMA) at the AmorePacific Corporation's headquarters in Yongsan, Seoul. This comprehensive volume includes four critical essays by prominent media researchers on the topics of technology and space, bodies and control, and other key themes in Lozano-Hemmer’s work, and also includes detailed illustrations of the 29 artworks featured in the exhibition. Curated by Kyoungran Kim, Decision Forest is Lozano-Hemmer’s first solo-show and retrospective in Asia to date.

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pseudomatismos/Pseudomatisms

The Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) in Mexico City is pleased to present Pseudomatisms, the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the work of media artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer in his native country. Curated by José Luis Barrios and Alejandra Labastida, the exhibition features 42 artworks that span 23 years of production using interactive video, robotics, computerized surveillance, photography and sound sculpture. The show took place between October 24 2015 to April 17, 2016.This catalogue is also available as a PDF file.

Under Scan

Under Scan was a large-scale public art intallation featuring 1,000 interactive portraits. The piece was commissioned by East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) to celebrate the cultural quarters in the East Midlands region of England. This book and DVD document the massive shadow play that transformed pedestrian areas in Derb, Leicester, Lincoln, Northampton and Nottingham in 2005 and 2006.

Vectorial Elevation: Relational Architecture No. 4

With the arrival of the year 2000, Mexico City’s Zócalo Square was transformed by immense light sculptures created by participants on the Internet using a virtual reality program. This book documents the interactive art project Vectorial Elevation, which allowed thousands of people from 89 countries to control 18 robotic searchlights with 126,000 watts of power and link Cyberspace with Mexico’s most emblematic urban landscape. Prominent artists and critics analyze the historical, aesthetic and technological impact of this massive “Relational Architecture” intervention: Andreas Broeckmann, Daniel Canogar, Erik Davis, Maria Fernandez, Erkii Huhtamo, Geert Lovink, Brian Massumi, Mónica Mayer, José Luis Paredes "Pacho", and Axel Roch.

Wilson, Stephen, "Introduction", Art Science Now: How Scientific Research and Technological Innovation Are Becoming Key to 21st-century Aesthetics, New York City, New York, United States, 2010 (english).

Finkel, Jori, "Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, 'arguably the world's most important electronic artist,' takes his light show to California for first time", Los Angeles, California, United States, October 16th 2010 (english). Text of 2 pages.

Monographs

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Decision Forest

Exhibition catalogue accompanying Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s 2018 exhibition Decision Forest, presented by The AmorePacific Museum of Art (APMA) at the AmorePacific Corporation's headquarters in Yongsan, Seoul. This comprehensive volume includes four critical essays by prominent media researchers on the topics of technology and space, bodies and control, and other key themes in Lozano-Hemmer’s work, and also includes detailed illustrations of the 29 artworks featured in the exhibition. Curated by Kyoungran Kim, Decision Forest is Lozano-Hemmer’s first solo-show and retrospective in Asia to date.

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pseudomatismos/Pseudomatisms

The Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) in Mexico City is pleased to present Pseudomatisms, the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the work of media artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer in his native country. Curated by José Luis Barrios and Alejandra Labastida, the exhibition features 42 artworks that span 23 years of production using interactive video, robotics, computerized surveillance, photography and sound sculpture. The show took place between October 24 2015 to April 17, 2016.This catalogue is also available as a PDF file.

Under Scan

Under Scan was a large-scale public art intallation featuring 1,000 interactive portraits. The piece was commissioned by East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) to celebrate the cultural quarters in the East Midlands region of England. This book and DVD document the massive shadow play that transformed pedestrian areas in Derb, Leicester, Lincoln, Northampton and Nottingham in 2005 and 2006.

Vectorial Elevation: Relational Architecture No. 4

With the arrival of the year 2000, Mexico City’s Zócalo Square was transformed by immense light sculptures created by participants on the Internet using a virtual reality program. This book documents the interactive art project Vectorial Elevation, which allowed thousands of people from 89 countries to control 18 robotic searchlights with 126,000 watts of power and link Cyberspace with Mexico’s most emblematic urban landscape. Prominent artists and critics analyze the historical, aesthetic and technological impact of this massive “Relational Architecture” intervention: Andreas Broeckmann, Daniel Canogar, Erik Davis, Maria Fernandez, Erkii Huhtamo, Geert Lovink, Brian Massumi, Mónica Mayer, José Luis Paredes "Pacho", and Axel Roch.

Wilson, Stephen, "Introduction", Art Science Now: How Scientific Research and Technological Innovation Are Becoming Key to 21st-century Aesthetics, New York City, New York, United States, 2010 (english).

Finkel, Jori, "Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, 'arguably the world's most important electronic artist,' takes his light show to California for first time", Los Angeles, California, United States, October 16th 2010 (english). Text of 2 pages.